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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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